We are swinging into our spring season here on the farm and the crops are coming in. We held our Spring CSA gathering for our shareholders here on the farm this last weekend and their first pickup of the season […more…]
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Fast Food to Slow Food
Tagged with: CSA, Madison Creek Farms, Organic gardening basics, Thefemalefarmer, Workshops and Events
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CSA News & Farm Update
Spring has arrived here at Madison Creek Farms…Our May tulips are all blooming early but they light up the farm with colors only Mother Nature can create. We have been busy planting up a great spring and early summer […more…]
Big City Barnyards
If you live on less than 1 acre Big-City Barnyards should not be allowed
Tagged with: Backyard Chickens, Farm Aminals, Organic gardening basics, Thefemalefarmer, Urban Farming
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Compost is king!
Mark Marchetti aka…the manure connoisseur…is all about the composting here on the farm. This week that man was knee deep in his chosen element…the barn yard. It’s clean up time and after a fall and winter of allowing the animals […more…]
Tagged with: CSA, farming, gardening organically, Madison Creek Farms, Organic gardening basics, Thefemalefarmer
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Sowing up a spring season!
March madness…that is what it feels like during this month. As a farmer or gardener we all know that spring time planting is one of the busiest times of our entire season. The window of opportunity when planting out cool […more…]
Tagged with: cool season plants, CSA, Madison Creek Farms, Organic gardening basics, Thefemalefarmer
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Ready, Set, Grow!
Yes! I am ready to pull my coverall on…plunge my feet deep into my muck boots and start farming. I am so excited…can you tell? Well, it has been a long cold winter and spring fever has hit hard with […more…]
Tagged with: cool season plants, farming, gardening organically, Organic gardening basics, rasied bed gardening
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Starting from Seed
I am getting ready to start from seeds some of our cool weather plants that we will be setting out late February in the field here on the farm. There are a couple reasons I like to start my own […more…]
Madison Creek Farms "Farm Newsletter" February 2010
You know mom, my son was saying to me the other day. I can made it snow! “whoa” I exclaimed, and just how young man can you control the weather? He smiled up at me and snickered “I wear my […more…]
Planning, Preparing and Planting The Perfect Organic Kitchen Garden
You wouldn’t build a house without a house plan nor would you sew your own clothes without a pattern. The foundation of a good garden starts with a great garden plan.